I am a poster on Bonobo Signs, not that there's anything wrong with that...
Anyway, today I read a brutally honest piece on Yahoo Finance that dealt with a concept in which I questioned at age 9. (i.e., why would the US go off the Gold Standard?) So if global economic theory is your bag (baby), then it may be worth a look.
And Matt--regarding MMORPG's, I don't know if you saw a South Park about it. I've stopped watching that show seasons ago, but managed to catch it by chance on TIVO. Perhaps one of the funniest lines was something like, "How can you kill that which has no life?" (Referring to killing a WOW character, who in reality was some uber-computer-nerd with no life.) It will be interesting to see if this is actually becomes some sort of societal paradigm shift, but at this point, I doubt it. At some point, the real reality will step in and usurp its fictitious rival. I did a lot of bbs in college, and was even (somehow) able to maintain 5 distinct conversations at once--an act which I doubt I could do (or have the desire to do) today. Then I grew up, gained responsibilities, and lost interest... I guess we'll wait and see... I just read an interesting blog about the effects of WOW here; it may be worth a quick glance.
P.S. What makes this funny is because it's true! (Crazy inlaw story #4,394.)
P.P.S. This One is Definatley worth your time. Give this a read, let's start a movement!
Anyway, today I read a brutally honest piece on Yahoo Finance that dealt with a concept in which I questioned at age 9. (i.e., why would the US go off the Gold Standard?) So if global economic theory is your bag (baby), then it may be worth a look.
And Matt--regarding MMORPG's, I don't know if you saw a South Park about it. I've stopped watching that show seasons ago, but managed to catch it by chance on TIVO. Perhaps one of the funniest lines was something like, "How can you kill that which has no life?" (Referring to killing a WOW character, who in reality was some uber-computer-nerd with no life.) It will be interesting to see if this is actually becomes some sort of societal paradigm shift, but at this point, I doubt it. At some point, the real reality will step in and usurp its fictitious rival. I did a lot of bbs in college, and was even (somehow) able to maintain 5 distinct conversations at once--an act which I doubt I could do (or have the desire to do) today. Then I grew up, gained responsibilities, and lost interest... I guess we'll wait and see... I just read an interesting blog about the effects of WOW here; it may be worth a quick glance.
P.S. What makes this funny is because it's true! (Crazy inlaw story #4,394.)
P.P.S. This One is Definatley worth your time. Give this a read, let's start a movement!
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